2026 Alberta Winter Games
The 2026 Alberta Winter Games will take place in Lakeland County in the town of Bonnyville, city of Cold Lake, and village of Glendon, AB, from February 13-16 2026.
See important information about about the 2026 AWG:
Playoffs or zone team selections will take place in each of the eight zones and participants will compete for their zone at the Alberta Games.
Zone Trials: (TBD)
Zone Map
Zone List by Community
About The Event:
It is a goal of the Alberta Sport to promote and facilitate a multi-sport event for Alberta's youth for the enhancement of sport development.
The purposes of the Alberta Winter Games is to provide a competitive opportunity for developing athletes, generally 11-16 years of age.
The Alberta Winter Games also serve the following general purposes:
- to motivate Albertans to achieve a higher level of physical fitness through more active participation in sport;
- to assist athletes with the interest and ability to work toward their maximum potential;
- to provide competition that will serve the developmental needs for each sport throughout Alberta;
- to showcase the talents of Albertans in a wide range of sport and activities;
- to develop the cultural and social components as an enhancement to Games in Alberta;
- to provide each hosting community with a legacy of experienced volunteers and upgraded facilities; and
- to assist in the preparation of potential athletes for the Canada Games, where possible.
The Alberta Games are a provincial competition held every second year (even). In order to ensure that the Games include participants from every part of Alberta, the province has been divided into eight zones.
To be considered for involvement in the Alberta Games, each Provincial Sport Association must ensure there will be active participation in at least five of the eight zones.
Provincial Sport Advisor - Vishal Santhanam:
- Badminton Alberta Toll-free tel. 1.888.397-2722 Email: coach@badmintonalberta.ca